Wisdom at Your Fingertips
“I have already chosen what You will.” The fact that you are studying the Course indicates a desire in you to gain a greater understanding of the role that the focus of your mind plays in healing the mind and in realizing a joyful and loving life in a joyful and loving world. You have
“I am forever an Effect of God.” You are Source’s furthermost outpost in extension and expansion, the emissary of Peace and Joy and all the other creative attributes that together make up Creation. You are not separate from that. You are the carrier – the embodiment, if you will – of that. Always have been
“Father, my freedom is in You alone.” Your freedom is in aligning with Love, Joy, Patience, Peace, and so forth, for it sets you free from the shackles of distrust, enmity, grievance and the like. When you move in harmony with the creative flow you are like a funnel that allows the creative stream to
“Let not my world obscure the sight of Christ.” Today’s lesson is about focus. You will see with the sight of Christ when you have directed your attention towards Love, Peace, Joy, Freedom and so forth. The lesson reads: Perception is a mirror, not a fact. And what I look on is my state of
“My present happiness is all I see.” Unless your mind is occupied with trying to catch the wind – clinging to an image in the past – it is available for the focus of your conscious choosing. When you set your mind to aligning with the creative flow as it emerges in the present moment,
“God is my refuge and security.” Your refuge is the total surrender to willingness. Your security is the complete commitment to being in harmony with the creative power of Love, Joy, Peace and Freedom that wells up within. Your absolute well-being is guaranteed by them, for they are your true nature, extending only themselves and
“Let me remember that my goal is God.” God’s extension is Creation. You are part of Creation, part of God. A variation on today’s lesson title could be: Let me remember that I want to align and move with Creation. Entertaining a goal that goes against the dynamics of God and Creation only serves to
“I give the miracles I have received.” What was a miracle again? A miracle is the inverting of upside down perception, opening perception to Truth. (ACIM, W-pII.13) When Truth dawns, you and those around you come into your own through the release of all that obscures the clear reception of Creation in extension. Creation is